Competitive Events CRASH COURSE Montana FCCLA 2020 2021

Competitive Events CRASH COURSE Montana FCCLA 2020 -2021

Goals for Today • Explore competitive STAR events • Understand current resources to aid in choosing events • Collective thoughts/ questions/ comments

• Baking and Pastry • Career Investigation • Chapter in Review Display/Portfolio • Chapter Service Project Display/ Portfolio • Culinary Arts • Culinary Math Management • Digital Stories for Change • Early Childhood Education • Entrepreneurship • Event Management • Fashion Construction • • • Fashion Design FCCLA Chapter Website Focus on Children Food Innovations Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation Instructional Video Design Interior Design Interpersonal Communication Job Interview Leadership National Programs in Action Nutrition and Wellness • Parliamentary Procedure • Professional Presentation • Promote and Publicize FCCLA! • Public Policy Advocate • Repurpose and Redesign • Say Yes and FCS Education • Sports Nutrition • Sustainability Challenge • Teach and Train

“Levels” – 1: Students in grades 7 -8; 2: Students in grades 9 -10; 3: Students in grades 11 -12 “Individual vs. Team” – Students must complete the event on their own vs. with up to 2 other student members “Portfolio vs. Display vs. File Folder ” – Project will be presented using an official FCCLA binder vs. presented using a single or double ‘science fair’ board, or similar vs. submitting required documents to judges for review, in addition to oral presentation Quick Term Guide

Baking & Pastry • Recognizes participants enrolled in a Family and Consumer Sciences culinary arts industry training program for their ability to demonstrate their baking and pastry skills through the preparation of a quick bread, choux pastry, cookie, and shaped yeast bread. Participants must develop a plan for the time allotted, prepare menu items given to them at the time of the event, and present prepared items to evaluators. • Level 3 • Individual

Career Investigation • Recognizes participants for their ability to perform self-assessments, research and explore a career, set career goals, create a plan for achieving goals, and describe the relationship of Family and Consumer Sciences coursework to the selected career. • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Individual • Portfolio • Examples: Biochemistry, Police Officer

Chapter in Review Display AND Portfolio • Recognizes chapters that develop and implement a wellbalanced program of work and promote FCCLA and Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations and skills to the community. • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Team • Display or Portfolio – Separate Events

Chapter Service Project Display AND Portfolio • Recognizes chapters that develop and implement an in-depth service project that makes a worthwhile contribution to families, schools, and communities. Students must use Family and Consumer Sciences content and skills to address and take action on a community need. • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Team • Display or Portfolio – Separate Events • Examples: Biochemistry, Police Officer

Culinary Arts • Recognizes participants enrolled in a Family and Consumer Sciences culinary arts industry training program for their ability to produce a quality meal using industrial culinary arts/food service techniques and equipment. Participants must develop a plan for the time allotted, prepare menu items given to them at the time of the event, and present prepared items to evaluators. • Level 3 • Individual

“Levels” – Industry Training Program

Culinary Math Management • Recognizes participants who use Family and Consumer Sciences skills to demonstrate the application of mathematical concepts in the culinary arts industry. • Levels 3 • Individual • File Folder • Examples: Biochemistry, Police Officer

Digital Stories for Change • Recognizes participants who demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and abilities to actively identify an issue concerning families, careers, or communities; research the topic; and develop a digital story to advocate for positive change. • The topic for 2020 -2021 is “Human Trafficking. ” Participants may choose to focus on education, prevention, advocacy or other activities to influence change. • Level 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • ONLINE

Early Childhood Education • Recognizes participants who demonstrate their ability to use knowledge and skills gained from their enrollment in an occupational early childhood program. On site, participants must plan and present to evaluators an activity related to theme in response to a case study provided during the event and an oral presentation describing the activity. • 2020– 2021 Theme: “Community Helpers” • Level 3 • Individual • Portfolio

Entrepreneurship • Recognizes participants who develop a plan for a small business using Family and Consumer Sciences skills and sound business practices. The business must relate to an area of Family and Consumer Sciences education or related occupations. • Level 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • Portfolio

Event Management • Recognizes participants who apply skills learned in Family and Consumer Sciences courses to manage the cost of an event. • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • Portfolio • Examples: Biochemistry, Police Officer

Fashion Construction • Recognizes participants who apply Fashion Construction skills learned in Family and Consumer Sciences courses and create a display using samples of their skills. Using new materials, participants construct in advance a garment or ensemble that dresses both the upper and lower body of a child or adult. • Levels 2, 3 • Individual • File Folder (and garment)

Fashion Design • Recognizes participants who apply fashion design skills learned in Family and Consumer Sciences courses to design and market clothing styles. • Levels 2, 3 • Individual or Team • Portfolio

FCCLA Chapter Website • Recognizes participants who use a chapter website to educate, inform, and involve members and the general public about the importance of the Family and Consumer Sciences program and the FCCLA chapter. • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • ONLINE

Focus on Children • Recognizes participants who use Family and Consumer Sciences skills to plan and conduct a child development project that has a positive impact on children and the community. • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • Display

Food Innovations • Recognizes participants who demonstrate knowledge of the basic concepts of food product development by creating an original prototype formula, testing the product through focus groups and developing a marketing strategy. • Based on scenario (next slide) • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • Display

Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation • Recognizes participants who demonstrate their knowledge of the hospitality, tourism, and recreation industries and ability to translate their knowledge into a hypothetical or real business. Project must relate to culinary, lodging, recreation, tourism or event coordination. • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • Portfolio

Instructional Video Design • Recognizes participants who demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and abilities to research, plan, and create an instructional video to deliver content as part of a lesson or unit of instruction. • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • ONLINE

Interior Design • Recognizes participants who apply interior design skills learned in Family and Consumer Sciences courses to design spaces to meet client needs. In advance, participants will create design deliverables addressing the specifics of the design scenario. • Levels 2, 3 • Individual or Team • Display

Interpersonal Communication • Recognizes participants who use Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations skills and apply communication techniques to develop a project designed to strengthen communication. • Level 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • File Folder

Job Interview • Recognizes participants who use Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations skills to develop a portfolio, participate in an interview and communicate a personal understanding of job requirements. • Levels 2, 3 • Individual • Portfolio (and interview)

Leadership • Recognizes participants who actively evaluate and grow in their leadership potential. Participants use the Student Leadership Challenge and supporting materials, to investigate their leadership ability and develop a mentorship relationship to further their leadership development. • Levels 2, 3 • Individual • Portfolio

National Programs in Action • Recognizes participants who explain how the FCCLA Planning Process was used to implement a national program project. • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • File Folder

Nutrition and Wellness • Recognizes participants who track food intake and physical activity for themselves, their family, or a community group and determine goals and strategies for improving their overall health. • Level 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • Portfolio

Parliamentary Procedure • Recognizes chapters that develop a working knowledge of parliamentary law and the ability to conduct an FCCLA business meeting. • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Team • Knowledge Test & Demonstration Meeting

Professional Presentation • Recognizes participants who make an oral presentation about issues concerning Family and Consumer Sciences and/or related occupations. Participants use visuals to illustrate content of the presentation. • Level 1, 2, 3 • File Folder

Promote and Publicize FCCLA! • Recognizes participants who develop an FCCLA promotion and publicity campaign to raise awareness and educate the school, parents, and members of the community about the importance of FCCLA and Family and Consumer Sciences education. • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • Portfolio

Public Policy Advocate • Recognizes participants who demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and ability to actively identify a local, state, national, or global concern, research the topic, identify a target audience and potential partnerships, form an action plan, and advocate for the issue in an effort to positively affect a policy or law. • Level 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • Portfolio

Repurpose and Redesign • Recognizes participants who select a used fashion or home apparel item to recycle into a new product. • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • Display (and item)

Say Yes to FCS Education • Recognizes participants who demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to explore and experience the career of being a Family and Consumer Sciences educator. Participants must prepare a portfolio, conduct classroom observations, plan and execute a lesson, develop an FCCLA integration plan, and deliver an oral presentation. • Level 2, 3 • Individual

Sports Nutrition • Recognizes participants who use Family and Consumer Sciences skills to plan and develop an individualized nutritional plan to meet the needs of a competitive student athlete in a specific sport. • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • File Folder

Sustainability Challenge • Recognizes participants that address environmental issues (related to those chosen) that adversely impact human health and well-being and who actively empower others to get involved. • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Individual or Team • Portfolio

Teach and Train • Recognizes participants who demonstrate their ability to explore and experience the career of teaching or training. Participants must prepare a portfolio of the teaching/training career, prepare and execute a complete lesson/workshop plan and an oral presentation. • Levels 1, 2, 3 • Individual • Portfolio

Resources National and State

Which STAR Event is for You? • National Survey (Survey. Monkey) • Not super useful… https: //www. surveymonkey. com /r/KDSWGBT

National You. Tube Channel • • • STAR Event Demo Channel Useful for exposure to events Not always exemplary projects Last updated in 2014 Old event names

National Competitive Events Guide • Available in the Advisor Resource Tab • Complete guide to events • Event specification guides & rubrics • Instructions For Virtual Submission

State STAR Events Page • Quick guide to events • Levels and Team/Individual Info • https: //mtfccla. org/competitiveevents/star-events/

Montana Advisor Resource Guide • Coming Soon! • Updated Competitive Events Information Section

Reach Out! • Advisors across the state • District meeting presentations • Advisor and student judging

Questions?